Hakyung Sung
Contact
1600 Millrace Dr. #201University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
hsung@uoregon.edu
About Me
Hi! I am a PhD Candidate at the University of Oregon, working with Kris Kyle in the Learner Corpus Research and Applied Data Science (LCR-ADS) lab.
I am interested in advancing applied linguistics research through computational analysis, particularly in exploring linguistic patterns in language production data. During my PhD, I have focused on a usage-based constructionist approach as a theoretical framework, developing/validating (lexico-)grammatical indices to measure language learners' productive language proficiency. Outside of my academic pursuits, my main passion is long-distance running.
Education
- University of Oregon, Linguistics, Ph.D., 2021.9-Current
- Concurrent M.S. in Computer Science, 2022.9-2024.12 (Expected)
- Seoul National University, English Language Education, M.A., 2016.3-2018.2
- Ewha Womans University, English Language and Literature, B.A., 2011.3-2016.2
- Sung, H., & Kyle, K. (2024). Leveraging pre-trained language models for linguistic analysis: A case of argument structure constructions. In the Association for Computational Linguistics: EMNLP 2024.
- Sung, H., & Shin, G-H. (2024). Constructing a dependency treebank for second language learners of Korean. In LREC-COLING 2024.
- Sung, H., & Kyle, K. (2024). Annotation scheme for English argument structure constructions treebank, In Proceedings of the 18th Linguistic Annotation Workshop (LAW-XVIII).
- Sung, H., Cho, S., & Kyle, K. (2024). An empirical evaluation of lexical diversity indices in L2 Korean writing assessment, Language Assessment Quarterly, 1-22.
- Sung, H., & Shin, G-H. (2023). Diversifying language models for lesser-studied languages and language-usage contexts: A case of second language Korean, In Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics: EMNLP 2023.
- Kyle, K., Sung, H., Eguchi, M., & Zenker, F. (2023). Evaluating evidence for the reliability and validity of lexical diversity indices in L2 oral task responses, Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1-22.
- Sung, H., & Shin, G-H. (2023). Towards L2-friendly pipelines for learner corpora: A case of written production by L2-Korean learners, In Proceedings the 18th Workshop on Innovative Use of NLP for Building Educational Applications, 72-82, Association for Computational Linguistics.
- Kyle, K., & Sung, H. (2023). An argument structure construction treebank, In Proceedings of the Workshop on Construction Grammars and NLP, 51–62, Association for Computational Linguistics.
- Sung, H. (2019). Korean EFL learners’ processing of English caused-motion construction, English Teaching, 74(1), 49-73.
- Professional Development Graduate Scholarship (2023), University of Oregon
- Raymund Fellowship (2021), University of Oregon
- Promising Scholar Award (2021), University of Oregon
- Lockey Graduate Science Award (2021), University of Oregon
- Top-off Award in Linguistics Department (2021), University of Oregon
- Excellence of Academics (2017), Seoul National University
- Scholarship of Graduate Student Instructor (2017), Seoul National University
- Harold Gulliksen Psychometric Research Fellowship (PI), ETS, 2024.9-2025.6
- Korean Studies Grant (co-researcher), The Academy of Korean Studies, 2024.2-2025.1
- Graduate Employee, UO Linguistics, 2022.9-Current
- Summer Intern, ETS, 2024.6-2024.7
- Summer Intern, ACTFL, 2022.6-2022.8
- Electronic Resources Student Assistant, UO Library, 2021.10-2022.9
- English Teacher, Daewon/Gyeonggi Foreign Language High Schools, 2018.3-2021.2
- Conference Committee, AACL 2024
- Ad-hoc reviewer for peer-reviewed journals and academic conferences
- Graduate Student Faculty Representative, UO Linguistics Dept., 2022.1-2023.6
- Graduate Student Instructor, Seoul National University, 2017.3-2018.2
- Applications of linguistic analysis tools: ASC tagger_demo, TAALED (K-TAALED), LxGrTgr
- Treebank constructions: ASC treebank, UD-KSL-treebank
- Teaching : Regular Teacher’s License in Korea (Teaching English)